Apparatus for administering medical treatment.



- Patented-June 8,1915,l

x F. A.l HAW-LEY. APPARATUS FOR ADMHQISTERING MEDTCAL TREATMENT'.

APPLICATION FIFED IAY 13. 1914.

F.- A. HAWLEY. l"APPARATUS Foa ADMINISTEmNG MEDICAL TREATM'ENL APP'LICATION FILEDA MAY13. 191.4.

,Patented June 8, 1915.

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FgA. HAWLEY; lAPPARATUS FOR ADMINTSTERING MEDICAL TREATMENT.

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To aZZ whom 'it'mag/ concern:

Be it known thatfl, FREDERICK. A. HAW- LEYQa citizen of the United States, and .a resident of Hammond, county of Lake, and State of Indiana, have linvented certain new and useful'lmprovements in Apparatus for Administering Medical Treatment, of which the following isA declared to be afull, clear,

and eXact descriptionl This invention relates to apparatus for use in givingjtreatments to personsrequiring certain forms of treatment, and its p'rimary object is to provide'an improved apparatus for-*simultaneously stretching and vibrating the various -muscles, 4cartilages and ligaments ofd thebody ;y 'for making'the blood circulate.l more freely, and `for taking the pressure off irritated ne'ryesand car- .ryingoif through the natural. channels,

waste matter andfat.

lmproved apparatus for exercising unused muscles,

lSpecification of Letters Patent. I. Patented and generally/promoting and stimulatingl` tions 4,of the lvarious organs of the human system..

sleep and other' normal yfunc- '-Anoth'erobject is to. provide an appara-1 tus vwhich will perform'these several func.-

tions without' possibilityof injury tol-the patient or anyiilangery 'of overdoing the exercise.

Another object is -to provide an apparatus that will massage all of the muscles of the body without the 'removal 'of clothing and in the shortest possible time.

Other objectsfand `advantages Will bey made apparent in the course of this specification,.and with all said objects and advantages in view, this invention consists in a combined vibratory table and stretching appara tus" operating jointly tol simultaneously vibrate 'and lstretch the muscles, cartilages and ligaments of the patient. It furtherV consists in the several` novel features oi' construction, arrangement and combination of parts, hereinafter' fully de# scribedand.,particularly defined in thevappended claimsij' The invention is clearlyillustrated `in the drawings furnished herewith in which v, Figurel is ajside elevation of a complete apparatus.embodyinpj tliepreferred -form of the Ainvention;v Fig'. 2 is partsremoved` to illustrate portions below the table; Fig.

'a plan. with certain.

n ing, and' `a fragment of a binder "patient to the table,

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with ;'Fig. l 'is a verticalcross secltfiontakcn on lineal-f4 of Fig. 1;, Fig; 5 Vis.a detail, vertical, longitudinal section of gearycas parts therein, talrenfon Iline .5-+5 of` Figi 3; Fig@ 6 isa detail vview oli a erfy tical foot rod and one ofthe-foot holders 'upported thereby, the latter-being shown in vertical section g* liigfi'is adetail ,viewloii y for strapping y.the the'v table being' shown in the' section and the lineofsectionbeing indicated at7-7 in Fig. l; Fig..8.i`s a ,detail viewgof a vibrator forming' part ofgthe ap.- paratns, the ta'ble being shown in vverticalcross section .and the .line 'of section being indicated at SiS in Fi g. 1'; Fig. Slis aidetail View, partly inf-Iside elevationand. partly in. vertical section',.of a fragmentof one of the, legsy ofthe supper-tima` v:trame and Aa `corne-if of. the top frame of the table, showing.; the; flexible 'connection between the. two Fi 1.0.

`is a" planI of the,headharness;,Fi,gf.y 11 .is

detail', vertical, longitudinal. section through.

the top of the vertical head rod andi showt.-

ing, a spring-'pressed pin for adjustably'con-.,

necting the ,head ,harness supporting" withthe vertical head rod; and, Fig.v 12 isa prises four legs' 20, connected near vtheir upper ends by longitudinal bars 21, andy.A

cross bars 22. Conveniently said legs'and connecting bars maybe welded together. so

as to-form a strong gand substantialstruo- The legs maycomprise tubular inem and if deslred, may contain extension' ture. bers, legs 23, slidably mounted therein and each having pin124. (see-Fig. .12) resting in a notch 25, at the upper end of a verticalslot'l and opening outM 26, formed in each leg, through the bottom thereof. Each extension leg` may be moveddown,until'the 'pin 24 is withdrawn from the 'sloting the extension leg, the pin 24 may enter a notch-2i', providedon the eXtreme eind .of

each leg 2G, thus supporting' the table in raised position. `onveniently the legsmay have rubber tips upon their `lower ends.

The table .B comprises preferably constructed ofanglej'iron bars 29a; 29h, vlongitudinal and cross strips 30,.- se-I A, and thetablentr 26, and 'by turn.

a 'top trame 29,.

cured thereto. Two ofthe angle lironbars L 29, extend longitudinally o fgthe" mainsnpl o wirev and are of porting frame and lie directly above the longitudinal connecting bars 21 thereof, and the cross bars 29", are located directly above the cross bars 22, of the supporting frame. Upon said top frame is placed a board or boards 31, forming the table proper, and, if desired, cushions 32, may be placed upon said board. The table is supported upon the main frame by a plurality of coiled compression springs 33, (see Fig. 9) certain of which rest upon the tops of the legs 20 and engage the underside of the top frame at the corners thereof and others of which lare between the longitudinal bars of the frames; lugs 3l, 35, are secured to the upper and lower frames, and hold the springs in place. Preferably the springs are made of square such diameter and strength as to yieldingly support the table and load carried thereby.

The vibrator is seen at C (see Figs. 1, 2 and 8) and is carried by the top frame 29, of the table; in its preferred form, it comprises a downwardly projecting bracket 36, secured to one of the strips 30. In the lower end of said bracket is journaled a shaft 37, having on one end a grooved belt pulley 38, and on the other end an arm 39, rigidly se.- cured thereto, upon which is adjustably mounted a weight 40. Conveniently a spring pressed pin 4l is secured in the weight and is adapted to be placed in any one of a number of holes 42, in the arm, whereby the weight may be held at any de'- sired position along the same to increase or decrease the degree of vibration. The grooved belt wheel 38, is slidably mounted on the shaft 37, and is arranged to be clutched thereto or unclutched therefrom, as, lor instance, by means of a pin 43, secured in the shaft and arranged to enter a notch -l'l in the hub of the belt pulley, whenever thc'l-atter is moved toward the right as viewed in Fig. 8. A pulley shifting device is prorided for the 4pulley 3S, and as shown, comprises a rod 45, having a fork 46, straddliug the pulley 3S and slidably mounted in brackets 17, secured to the under side of the table frame 29. A compression spring 48, surrounds the rod 4f), on the rod f1.5, and acts to hold the belt pulley clutched to the shaft. By pulling upon the end of the rod 45, the pulley may be unclutched from the shaft 37, and if de of said angle iron to temporarily hold the 'belt pulley out of its clutched engagement with its shaft. The belt pulley 38 has a belt 38, running over a grooved belt pulley 45, and is confined be` tween one of, the brackets 4-7, aud a collar' when the rod is pulledl motor, whereby the latter tmay be started and stopped from that place.

The stretching mechanism is carried by the stationary frame A, and will now be described: A gear case supporting bar 55, is secured to the stationary frame A, by brackets 56, 57, and saidbar supports the gear case 58, in which turns a shaft 59 havll'lg y wheel 60, and on the other end a gear pinion detaehably mounted on one end, a crank 6l, which meshes with rack teeth 62formed upon two rack bars 63, 64:, that slide in said case and are located one above the other, as clearly seen in Fig. 5. The upper rack bar 63, is connected with the head harness and the lower rack bar with the foot holders. Said rack bars lextend beyond the ends ef the frame and have heads upon 'their outr ends through which extend vertical rods 65, 66, that are adjustably'held in place therein by thumb screws 67. The vertical rod 65 has an enlargement upon its upper end through which extends a horizontal head rod 68, which is slidably mounted in said enlargement and is provided with a number of holes 69, (see Flg.' 11) any of which is adapted to receive a spring pressed pin 70, mounted in the enlargement on the end of the vertical rod,l whereby said horizontal head rod may be held in any of its positions` of adjustment. Upon one end of said hori-V zontal head rod 68, is a head harness hanger bar 70, preferably curved as shown in Fig. 10 and provided on its rear edge with two series of notches 71, into any of which vrua-y be placed rings 72, of the head harness 73.' Said headharness may conveniently comprise a chin strap 74, the ends of-whch are secured upon said rings,

-tion of which is arranged to pass underneaththe chin of the patient. A neck strap 75, is secured to and connects the two sides of said chin strap and has a buckle 76, .whereby it may be lengthened or shortened.; said neck strap is arranged to pass behind the neelgl of the patient when the harness is placed ,on him.

and the middle-por- The vertical rod 66, 1s the vertical foot rodof the device and carriers upper and lower foot holders 77, 78, which are pro vided with centrally located holes throughand the upper foot holder 'tati .e number of circumferentially arranged,v notches in the vertical rod G6, whereby said upper foot holder may be adjusted vertically te clampthe feet of the patient between the foot holders. A binder is used for strapping the patient to the table and may comprise a strap 90, having hooksl 91, secured upon its ends and adapted to be hooked under the lower edges of the angle iron bars 29a; the strap having a buckle 92, whereby it may be tightened down upon the patientto firmly hold any portion of his anatomy down upon the cushions.

In operation the patient is laid face downward yupon the cushions of the table; his feet placed between the upper and lower foot holders, and the' upper one moved down to4 clamp his feet between the two holders. T he horizontal head rod 68 is then adiusted longitudinally of the apparatus to bring the head-harness into position o'n the head of the patient, and said horizontal head rod is 'then fastened to the vertical head rod 65,

by the spring pressed pin 70, which is caused to enter one of the notches in said' horizontal head rod. The bindei' is then placed across the patient at the place where it is desired tovgive the mosty effectivetreatment; the hooks are hooked upon the angle iron mars 2 9?, and the strap tightened down upon the patient by pulling. one end through the buckle and securing it in place therein. The` hand wheel 60, is then turned in the direction of the arrow thereon in Fig. l, thereby turning the gear pinion G1, and moving the rack bars (33, Gl, in opposite directions, as indicated by the arrows thereon in F ig. 5, thus moving the vertical head and foot rods apart and with them the head harness and foot holders. A. tension is thus put upon the patient and while the tension is being applied to him, the electric current to the motor is turned on and the motor started. The weighted arm ofthe vibrator is caused to revolve very rapidlyl and inasmuch as the vibrator is carried by the vibratory table, the rapid rotation of the weighted arm' vibrates the table and the patient lying thereon; If it is desired to momentarily stop the vil'iiatoi',the shift rod 45, is pulled outward, thus disconnecting the belt pulley 38, from the shaft 37, and permitting the motor and pulleys to run without effecting the rotation of the shaft. It is to be observedthat the patient may control the operation of the device, or the attendant may do so, if desired. It is also to beobserved that by reason of the adjustability of the head harness rod and foot holders, the same may be applied to persons of small as well as of large stature, and that the binder may be shifted along the angle iron bars to any point on the table so as to press any portion" of the anatomy of the patient down upon 4the table. Furthermore by vibrating the.;

body of uw patient, what a tang stretched, more beneficial results are o`b.

entire structure 'may be raised to its upper most position by extending the legs and may be used for many other purposes known to those skilled in the art.

More or less variation ofthe details of construction described isl possible without ried by said table for vibrating the same, of-

non-vibratory stretching means associated therewith for stretching a member of a perdesire to secure by ,tained than where it is vibrated only. The' i sons anatomy supported and vibrated by said support, said table vibrating means and stretching means being controllable by the person operated on.

2. In an apparatus of the character described, the combination with a vibratory table, a rigid, stationary supportitherefor, and means for vibrating said table, -of independently operable, non-vibratory stretching means mounted on said support, and having means for attachment to members of the anatomy of 'a person" resting on said table, said vibratory means and stretchingi means being controllable by the person operated on.

In' an apparatus of the character described, table, a rigid, stationary supporting frame therefor, spring supports between said frame the combination' with .a v`vibratory and table, and vibrating ineans'cari'ied by.

said table for vibrating the same, of independently operable, non-vibratory stretching means mounted on said frame and having ortions extendinfr above the table ar,

ranged vfor attachment to portions of a persons anatomy.

4. In anapparatus 'of the character de# scrlbed, the combination with a vibratory table, a supporting frame therefor, spring supports between said table and frame and la motor driven vibrator carried by said table,

moving rack bars, a manually operated gear pinion for moving said rack bars, head harness carried by one of said rack bars, and foot holders carried by the other rack bar.

6. In an apparatus of the character described, a vertical foot rod, a foot holder rotatively mounted thereon, and a companon foot holder adjustably mounted thereon.

7. In lan apparatus of the character described, a longitudinally movable horizontal bar, means -for moving the same lengthwise of itself, a vertical foot rod slida-bly mounted in said horizontal bar, a foot holder rotatively mounted on said vertical rod, and a companion foot holder adj ustably and rotatively mounted on said vertical foot rod.

8. Inan Jparatus of the character described, the combination with a vibratory table having an angle iron frame, oi' a binder having hooks upon its ends, arranged to hook under said angle iron frame and hav ing a buckle between its ends; substantially and for the purpose set forth.

9. ln an apparatus of the character described, the combination with a main frame having supporting legs, of a table carrying frame thereabove, both of said frames having opposing lugs secured thereto, and coiled compression springs surrounding said lugs and interposed between said legs and frames.

FREDERICK A. HAWLEY.

Witnesses:

l). M. Rumi', S. HARRY Wins 

